The Knoxville
show: the perfect show to end my three show weekend. Totally.

On our
way to the show, Brice, Quinn, and I stopped off at an Arby's. While Quinn
and Brice ate, we discussed the upcoming show. I told them, "I have a feeling
that tonight is going to be something special. I just know it. I had this
same feeling before the Auburn Hills show...that Ed was going to come out
and do something with Cheap Trick...and he did. Tonight is going to be
special." Quinn said, "They're going to play Last Kiss tonight."
Lalala. Conversation. Did not think too much about it until later that
night.

Before
the show, my buddy, Matt Corbett found me...so it was really cool to finally
meet him...after talking to him on the computer for sooooo long! We make
our way into the arena, I make my Knoxville poster purchase (e-hehe)...then
we make it to our seats. I sat with Matt and his two friends and Quinn
and Brice sat two sections over. Welpers...the four of us had the second
to last row in the lower bowl. Not bad but not excellent, but I
didn't care...I don't care where I sit for Pearl Jam concerts, just as
long as I am there. Sure, second and third row are nice, but just anywhere
in the arena is perfect for me.

Pearl
Jam comes out on stage. I hear the first chords to "Long Road"...yay! "Long
Road" is such a beautiful opener. Even though "Long Road" is a very common
opener, it is one of my favorite openers and such a beautiful song. Very
powerful.

Highlights...

"Red Mosquito"
all
the way! Totally cool! "Whipping"
and "Lukin"...throw some kick ass fast ones for us:-) As well
as a little "Habit" My mystery
was solved at this show...the disappearance of "MFC"...it was not played
at Birmingham or Greenville...so I had a hunch that it would be played
at Knoxville..and I was so right:-) "Present
Tense"! Crowd's reaction was more like 'eh' to this song...but I was thrilled.
I loved seeing this song played at Chicago, and I was just as happy to
see it in Knoxville:-)

Before
I get to my favorite-est parts of this show...I'll bring some enlightenment
to this re-cap with some words of Ed...

Mr. Ed
decided September 6th was 'pick on Knoxville night'. Hehe:-) Claiming he
was bored the previous day since there was absolutely nothing to do in
Knoxville, he had nothing better to do buy masturbate in his hotel room.
I'm just going to say Eddie was a little pervert at this show...LOL as
if we needed any more excitement! ;-) Not soon after his little masturbation
speech, he responds to what someone is mouthing/saying to him. I assume
someone in the first few rows was asking for a pic...Ed says...something
along the lines of 'You want my pic? You want my dick? Or you want my drink?'...I
think Ed was missing Beth...LOL:-) Ok back onto the subject of why this
show kicked major ass...

HARD
TO IMAGINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There
was nothing I wanted more at this show than "Hard to Imagine". When Ed
said that maybe only 2 or 10 or 20 people even have heard this next song...I
totally freaked out. I knew it was going to be "Hard to Imagine".
Of course many poopies sat down...phooey on all of you that sat down. By
the end of "Hard to Imagine", I could not control myself...I had to scream
(Matt was recording the show, and I didn't want to ruin his recording)...I
was thrilled...happier than all hell about "Hard to Imagine".

After
they left the stage and came back for the last song, Ed said, "Women kick
ass in this place"...and it was an obvious "Leaving Here"! "Leaving Here"...was
awesome...my favorite part of the Knoxville version...Jeff's bass solo!
There was nothing more cooler than that...well maybe...but it was so awesome!
We need some more bass solos Jeff! :-)

At the
end of the show...I was glowing...perfect show to end a Pearl Jam weekend.
Someone was listening to the conversation Brice, Quinn, and I were having
at Arby's...and to whoever was listening:
thank you:-)